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Woodie1 · 06-27-2016, 02:57 PM

Has anyone had trouble keeping the carburetor cap jet clean? I had to clean one out on our 29 last fall & I just had to do it again today. I have never had that problem before. I have the screen in the gas shut off that sticks up into the gas tank. I have the cast iron sediment bulb & I'm pretty sure I checked that last fall. I removed the fuel inlet strainer & that looked clean. I did notice shimmering dirt in the carb bowl when I removed the lower half.

Tom Wesenberg · 06-27-2016, 06:43 PM

Have you ever looked inside the cast iron sediment bowl?
I've sandblast a lot of rust out of some.

Woodie1 · 06-27-2016, 08:26 PM

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I did last fall but was more interested in the filter in it than the condition of the casting inside. Guess I'll have to look at that. I know I blasted it when I restored the car about 32 years ago. That's been awhile.

06-27-2016, 02:57 PM	#1
Woodie1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: W. Mich. Posts: 532	Cap Jet Has anyone had trouble keeping the carburetor cap jet clean? I had to clean one out on our 29 last fall & I just had to do it again today. I have never had that problem before. I have the screen in the gas shut off that sticks up into the gas tank. I have the cast iron sediment bulb & I'm pretty sure I checked that last fall. I removed the fuel inlet strainer & that looked clean. I did notice shimmering dirt in the carb bowl when I removed the lower half.

06-27-2016, 06:43 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Cap Jet Have you ever looked inside the cast iron sediment bowl? I've sandblast a lot of rust out of some.

06-27-2016, 08:26 PM	#3
Woodie1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: W. Mich. Posts: 532	Re: Cap Jet Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I did last fall but was more interested in the filter in it than the condition of the casting inside. Guess I'll have to look at that. I know I blasted it when I restored the car about 32 years ago. That's been awhile.